Kanye West is deep into the first play of his highly anticipated album, The Life of Pablo, at Madison Square Garden — an event that doubles as the debut of his latest fashion line, Yeezy Season 3. And one lyric during the song "Famous," which features Rihanna and Swizz Beatz, already has people buzzing: "I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex / I made that b---h famous."
Yes, this very well could be a reference to the infamous "Imma let you finish" controversy in which Kanye rushed the stage to interrupt Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the 2009 VMAs to declare that Beyoncé should have won. However, this isn't the only questionable lyric spotted on The Life of Pablo so far: Other songs include references to Kim Kardashian's ex Ray J and her brother, Rob Kardashian.
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